Barcelona’s 5-2 victory over Real Madrid has become an ideal opportunity for the Catalan camp to gloat over the royal club, and the latest figure to wade in was Gerard Piqué, the Barcelona legend now running the Kings League project he founded after retiring from professional football.
Background: Piqué’s long-running “5” gesture
Piqué’s five-finger salute is not a new provocation. The Spanish defender first used it 14 years ago, when Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-0 during José Mourinho’s first Clásico as head coach of the Merengues — a result that came to define the rivalry in that era. He repeated the gesture in 2018, after Barcelona’s 5-1 victory at Camp Nou in La Liga, the match that effectively ended Julen Lopetegui’s short reign as Real Madrid manager. In both cases, the “5” became shorthand for Barcelona dominance in the fixture that matters most in Spanish football.
Key details
Piqué posted a video through the Kings League account, the competition he has led since retiring, celebrating Barcelona’s latest Clásico win. He raised his hand waving the number five, but he did not stop there: he went on to repeat the gesture directly in front of Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas. The moment quickly went viral on social media, with Barcelona fans using the clip to mock Real Madrid following the heavy defeat.
The match itself marked a statistical milestone. For the first time in the history of El Clásico, Barcelona managed to score four goals in two consecutive meetings against Real Madrid — a run that speaks to the Blaugrana’s renewed dominance in the fixture after two difficult years under Xavi.
What’s next
Piqué’s involvement guarantees that the Clásico storyline will extend well beyond the pitch. With Barcelona re-asserting themselves as a Clásico force, the pressure will now shift to Real Madrid to respond at the next meeting and to the Kings League narrative, which Piqué has used to keep his rivalry with the Spanish capital very much in the public conversation. For Barcelona supporters, the “5” gesture has already become part of the post-match iconography — one more chapter in a rivalry that Piqué refuses to let settle down.
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